The Shooters Hangout

Larry Provost | Jul 31, 2014 “I was never a big fan of weapons, until I got married and moved South. Thank God I escaped Leftist Stockholm Syndrome. My family was never big into weapons, even though we grew up on the farm. Tragically, I think much of it stemmed from a close relative who […]

February 1, 2015 Republished with permission from my very good friend and writer Rob Morse. “Some anti-rights activists are sure the rules don’t apply to them. They have armed bodyguards while they want to make sure you’re disarmed. Simply stated, the rich gun-grabbers have one set of rules for them, and a different set of […]

“2nd Annual Sheila Hamed Charity Handgun Course” April 10-13, 2015 (Friday-Monday). At Front Sight Firearms Training Institute in Nevada. An annual event. This is a 4 day defensive handgun course. Or a 2 day course if you choose. In addition to enrolling in the course, everyone will donate $50 that will go to the national […]

I am excited to announce that this news site “TheShootesHangout.com” hit the milestone of 40,000 followers this morning!!! Amazing! I’m not talking about 40,000 web hits, I get about twice that every day. I’m talking about 40,000 individual gun owners that are following us. I got up this morning and the count was 40,057. Wow! […]

By John Potratz Published September 09, 2014 FoxNews.com “People are popping off rounds beneath the busy streets of Manhattan. The stench of burnt gunpowder fills the air. Paper targets twitch from incoming bullets. And shell casings clank with each ear-piercing bang from the shooters in their booths. It’s just another day at West Side Rifle […]

New York City in the early 1990s has been described as many things, few of them complimentary. The administration of Mayor David Dinkins was plagued with political and police corruption scandals, and some of the highest crime rates in the history of the city. Murders and violent crimes were up, tourism was down. The Mollen […]

OK, so I’ve got your attention? That headline, while completely accurate, is from nearly 100 years ago. I’m writing up this old school defensive gun use to illustrate a few different points. First off, I want to point out that mass murder is not a new phenomenon that started when the AR-15 was introduced to […]

A Missouri-based gun manufacturer announced this week that it will release a line of “New York Compliant” rifles, a market-based response to the Empire State’s strict new gun laws. “With the continual trampling of the 2nd Amendment in New York, Black Rain Ordnance is proud to announce their ‘New York Compliant’ rifles,” the group said in […]

Gun rights advocates in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., reportedly burned nearly one thousand gun registration forms to ashes in a clear act of civil disobedience. Under the hastily-passed SAFE Act, Gun owners have until April 15 to register their so-called semi-automatic rifles that fall under the state’s own definition of “military-style assault weapons.” The forms they […]